Answer:
A its response to Western imperial interest in Japan
Explanation:
Japanese nationalism, sometimes called Japanese imperialism (when it relates to Japan's recent past, until the Second World War) refers to a series of patriotic and nationalist ideas that have existed and exist in Japan. From the political point of view and in the years that led to World War II, the political and ideological foundations on which the actions of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were based could be called Japanese nationalist ideology. This ideology, too complex for a reduced explanation, implied ultranationalist doctrines similar to fascism, which was developing contemporarily in Europe. It was a unique and unique combination of philosophical, nationalist, cultural and religious elements.
